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HB 127 would put in state law a requirement to test elementary students on their ability to write and read cursive. Existing state law does not require cursive writing, but State Board of Education ...

The bill requires cursive instruction for students in grades 2 through 5.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In an age when students are often working on computers, typing up essays and homework instead of writing them out, the art of cursive writing may feel like a relic of the past.

This basic life skill was phased out in 2010 with the introduction of the controversial Common Core curriculum — and our ...