Tyara Brooks teaches her fourth-grade students how to write in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) “Messy! Messy!” Nearly 40 years later, the ...

As I was taking notes for this column, I thought it fitting to write them in cursive, a skill I spent many hours mastering ...

Goodness, I hate writing cursive. Some people love it. They enjoy and admire the flourishes, the art and the discipline that go into writing “longhand.” (Does anybody use that word anymore?) My late ...

Well, it’s finally over. My stint as a seventh grade English Language Arts co-teacher has come to an end, but not without a Finale. For weeks the students have been learning, and complaining, about ...

One survey of handwriting teachers found that just 37% wrote in cursive. And that was a dozen years ago. Bigstock Goodness, I hate writing cursive. Some people love it. They enjoy and admire the ...

Among the staff at Topgolf, 11th-grader Augustine Fredericks has a rare and coveted skill. When a customer orders a celebratory dessert, the teenager is often summoned to pipe a fancy “happy birthday” ...

While cursive isn’t required in classrooms nationwide, for Jordan Montalvo, this is a skill essential for life. She’s making ...