LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky lawmakers are discussing a cursive writing bill.
Senate Bill 167 would reinstate the teaching of cursive writing in classrooms and require cursive writing be taught at elementary schools starting in the 2025-26 school year.
It would also require all public high schools to offer typing and cursive writing courses, and would require a high school graduate to demonstrate the ability to sign their name in cursive before graduating.
In 2010, per federal guidelines, cursive writing courses are no longer required. Kentucky was one of the first states to eliminate the course, though teachers could choose to continue teaching it.
The bill has already cleared the Senate, and is in the House Education Committee.
To read the bill, click here.
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