With the governor’s signature (no doubt in cursive), California Assembly Bill 446 was passed this October, making cursive instruction in public elementary schools mandatory in grades one through six.

Look at your hands. See those fingers? Chances are, they know how to type and swipe. But can they hold a pen and produce the kind of handwriting that would land you a smiley-face sticker on your grade ...

A third-grader practices his cursive handwriting at P.S.166 in the Queens borough of New York. Mary Altaffer AP With the governor’s signature (no doubt in cursive), California Assembly Bill 446 was ...