Lowndes County is celebrating big as all seven elementary schools earn the John Hancock Award while Georgia launches new ELA standards.

I am writing in response to your Sept. 24 article on cursive handwriting. About 25 years ago, I studied graphoanalysis, which is the study of handwriting to determine the personality and character of ...

The next generation of Georgia youths may be able to decipher those birthday cards from grandma without any help from a grown-up. That's because Georgia's new English language arts standards, which ...

Darius Riley displays the concentration of a tightrope walker as he fastens his eyes on the lined paper in front of him and grips his No. 2 yellow pencil down to its point to make his most perfect ...

Just when we think traditional education is being tossed into the school trash bin, we get reminded that some of the old ways still actually work. Social studies and civics are being restored to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bill that recently went into effect in Ohio means schools in the state will teach students to write legibly in cursive by the end of the fifth grade. According to the proposal ...

Sierra Rivera and her older sister, Dahlia, were thrilled at the idea of baking up a batch of their grandmother’s pumpkin cookies last month for Thanksgiving, but when their dad gave them the ...

Depending on the geographic locus, the beginning of the semester is upon us and we have begun to do real work, finishing the musical chairs game of finding seats for students in the classes they need ...

I have watched with great interest the progress in the Legislature, of a recent effort to require cursive handwriting in our schools. While the bill did not make its way out of committee this year, ...

Learning cursive handwriting used to be an essential rite of passage. Writing your name in cursive set you apart from the little kids and set you on your path to a grown-up future in which you would ...

I would like to see the new Charleston County School District superintendent impose some new learning objectives for all students in grades 2-12. Teach the students cursive writing. There is an entire ...