Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a law returning cursive handwriting to Pennsylvania elementary schools. We asked what you thought.

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 17 on Wednesday, making cursive instruction mandatory in all Pennsylvania public schools.

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law this week a bipartisan measure that requires schools to teach K-12 students to write in ...

Gov. Shapiro signs a law reintroducing cursive writing in classrooms. Supports say it might bring cognitive benefits to ...

Students currently learn cursive between third and fifth grade. If House Bill 127 becomes law, students will begin learning ...

Act 2 of 2026 requires cursive handwriting to be taught at Pennsylvania public and private schools. Pennsylvania will join 18 other states requiring cursive to be taught in school.

We’re glad to see Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed legislation backed by Rep. Kathy Rapp to mandate cursive instruction in Pennsylvania schools. The commonwealth joins nearly two dozen states to require ...

The lower chamber voted 111 to 0 in favor of the legislation ( HB 127 ). But as also was the case in 2025, the aspirational ...

Pennsylvania has enacted a new law mandating cursive handwriting instruction in its schools. Proponents argue this move, supported by cognitive studies, enhances memory, language, and critical ...

Shapiro signs bill that requires teaching cursive writing in schools ...

The flow of motion from putting pencil to paper and writing in cursive strengthens cognitive development and fosters fine motor skills, according to Travis Lee, Huntingdon Area School District’s ...