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News Why some Ohio kids are still mastering the lost art of cursive Published: Mar. 23, 2025, 5:30 a.m. By Laura Hancock, cleveland.com ...

“The lack of teaching cursive was, for us, an important but secondary issue,” Brian Speer, the college’s vice president of marketing and communication, wrote on Oct. 30.

“It’s giving them such a valuable life skill, in addition to just your basic motor skills,” she said. “Behind a screen, we’re used to typing. We’re used to texting and using our thumbs.

Some offer cursive instruction, while others don’t. Unlike math and English, cursive is not a learning standard in Ohio. Learning standards outline what students need to learn by grade.