Our ongoing series A More Perfect Union aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we look at the power of the written word. Common Core ...

Texas schools will soon return to widespread cursive instruction, and that might prove underwhelming to advocates and opponents alike. Much like the overhead projectors of classrooms past, cursive has ...

DALLAS (AP) — Instead of logging onto Facebook or refreshing the latest Twitter feed, Nancy Miller patiently waits for more exciting news at her senior living community: A hand-written letter from her ...

Third graders in a Dallas school hand write letters to pen pals in a senior living community — a program that forms friendships and teaches the students the art of ...

We learn things best as children, and they stay with us for a lifetime. Multiplication tables. How to tie shoes. Tell time. These are basic skills, and they’re locked in. I’m told you never forget how ...

The skill fell out of favor in schools, but states including Iowa are bringing it back and could see benefits, writes Shawn Datchuk.

Common Core educational standards no longer require students to learn cursive, but supporters of longhand writing refuse to let it die. Eleven states either require or encourage the teaching of ...