Debate continues whether to require cursive in school curriculms

By Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press

November 24, 2012 | 6:22 p.m. CST

Zoe White practices writing in cursive at St. Mark’s Lutheran School in Hacienda Heights, Calif. Bucking a growing trend of eliminating cursive from elementary school curriculums or making it optional, California is among the states keeping longhand as a third-grade staple.