A Pennsylvania lawmaker has proposed legislation requiring cursive handwriting instruction in public and private elementary schools. Supporters argue cursive writing has cognitive and ...

The National Archives is looking for volunteers with the “superpower” of reading cursive to transcribe some 2 million pages of handwritten Revolutionary War-era documents. So far, more than ...

That led to a pushback and today at least 14 states require that cursive handwriting be taught, including California in 2023. But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life.

The National Archives is seeking volunteers who can read cursive to help transcribe more ... “You just pick a record that hasn’t been done and read the instructions. It’s easy to do for ...

The National Archives needs help from people with a special set of skills–reading cursive. The archival bureau is seeking volunteer citizen archivists to help them classify and/or transcribe ...

That led to a pushback and today at least 14 states require that cursive handwriting be taught, including California in 2023. But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life. In the past, ...

“You just pick a record that hasn't been done and read the instructions. It's easy to do for a half hour a day or a week.” While being able to read cursive isn't a requirement, it does help ...

“You just pick a record that hasn’t been done and read the instructions. It’s easy to do for a half hour a day or a week.” If you’re not confident in your cursive deciphering ...

If you can’t read cursive but still want to help, the Archives is also looking for amateur archivists to tag documents to make searching easier.