Cursive started falling out of favor in U.S. schools after 2010 when most states adopted Common Core academic standards.

The skill fell out of favor in schools, but states including Iowa are bringing it back and could see benefits, writes .

Research suggests it may be possible to improve overall writing and reading through handwriting instruction.

As it stands, just 24 states require that cursive is taught in the classroom. But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of ...

It is often used to sign formal documents via a cursive signature, or to communicate with ... from developing the capacity to express their ideas in a variety of ways, including cursive handwriting.