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

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

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 ...

Legislation that would require state schools to teach cursive handwriting has been sent to Gov. Josh Shapiro for approval. The state House of Representatives approved House Bill 17 in a 195-8 vote in ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

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.

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — Two bills have been signed into Pennsylvania law recently, with one focusing on cursive writing in ...

Cambria, requiring cursive handwriting to be taught in schools has been signed into law. Act 2 of 2026 requires cursive ...