Florida pushes a new cursive handwriting requirement for elementary schools

Florida House Bill 127, filed for the 2026 legislative session, would require all public school students in grades 2 through ...
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Treasure Coast lawmakers push to make cursive reading and writing mandatory in schools

Treasure Coast lawmakers propose bills requiring elementary students to read and write cursive, reviving a skill dropped from ...
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Florida lawmakers want to make cursive great again

That’s how one lawmaker phrased it as a House subcommittee unanimously approved a bill (HB 127) to require students starting ...
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Could cursive make a comeback? Florida lawmakers consider school instruction, testing requirements

New legislation would require cursive instruction starting in second grade and a written evaluation at the end of fifth grade ...

Bill Would Require Cursive Instruction

Elementary-school students would have to learn how to write in cursive, under a bill set to be vetted by a House committee ...
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Florida bill would bring cursive writing back to schools

A new bill in the Florida House of Representatives would mandate teaching cursive. Students in grades 2–5 would learn cursive. If the bill passes, it would go into effect in July 2026. ORLANDO, Fla. - ...