Pencil-and-paper asks more of a student than a keyboard. Maybe that’s the point, says expert on language and literacy ...

That’s when it hit me; writing isn’t just about putting words on paper. There are other benefits to it as well—important benefits—that are being lost. My son can’t sign his name. At least he couldn’t, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. The news is giving me whiplash. And I’m not talking about the ...

Can you read Angelina Jolie's handwriting? That's what the internet has been asking this week after a thank-you note the ...

Across the country, many school districts dropped cursive from their curricula years ago. The new Common Core State Standards now being implemented in most states never mention the word "cursive." ...

Tyler Meder, a 13-year-old growing up outside Chicago, is a model eighth-grader. He's an early riser, a hard worker, and an honors student at school. Even back in third grade, he remembers being ...

The Kansas Department of Education is asking school districts how extensively they're teaching cursive handwriting. Results of a survey will be presented to the state Board of Education at a meeting ...