"I taught cursive handwriting in third grade. By the time I left the classroom, it was only three or four years later, th ...

Florida students will be required to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing under a new state law taking effect this week, making the skill a requirement before advancing to middle school.

More than 120 new laws took effect Wednesday in Florida, and some of them affect students, teachers and parents. What to know.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new Florida law will require cursive writing to be taught between grades 3 to 5 starting the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. The law goes into effect on Wednesday, July 1, and ...

Jessica Whitehouse, Orlando Cat Cafe In an age of keyboards, touchscreens, and texting, Orlando Cat Cafe is inviting the ...

Florida public school students in grades 3 through 5 will be required to learn cursive writing — and prove they’ve mastered it — when a new state law takes effect July 1. Gov. DeSantis signed the ...

Turns out the skill your teachers drilled into you never stopped mattering.

In an age of keyboards and touchscreens, is teaching cursive an essential link to our past and a tool for cognitive development, or is it an outdated relic taking up precious time in an already ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Cursive will be returning to schools throughout Florida, as Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation requiring third through fifth-grade students to be proficient in the writing ...

Think back to the last time you jotted down a quick note or made a grocery list. Chances are, it wasn’t with pen and paper. Over the past decade, keyboards and screens have quietly replaced ...

LET’S TIME IT OUT WITH FUTURECAST TO HELP YOU PLAN YOUR WEDNESDAY IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. TODAY IS JULY 1ST, WHICH MEANS THE START OF A NEW FISCAL YEAR HERE IN FLORIDA AND A SLEW OF NEW LAWS AND ...

An educated citizenry is a requirement for democracy. Find out what’s needed to ensure that we have a literate citizenry for ...