Generations of school kids learned penmanship; whether future generations will learn to write their ABC's by hand at ALL, however, is very much in doubt. Our Cover Story is reported now by Tracy Smith ...

Thank goodness for technology. With e-mail delivering us from the need for the handwritten note, so too does it deliver all future generations from the drudgery of penmanship instruction. Phew!

Sixth-graders in Linda Op de Beeck’s classroom at Barton Elementary School in Anaheim must complete all their homework assignments on computers. The result, she says, is neater and easier to grade.

WINEDALE - Here at the old country house in Washington County, on a day of near-perfect weather when everything should be working right, the computer I write on has gotten tired of me. It doesn't like ...

SCOTTSDALE — When 91-year-old Marilyn Harrer first stepped into a classroom to teach cursive handwriting, the year was 1951. In the seven decades since, she's seen a lot of students. "I've wanted to ...

The world has increasingly more technology – from iPhones, to laptops and everything in between. So, is penmanship still important? “Penmanship is especially important in the young grades because ...

Monique McGowan sharpens a No. 2 pencil, straightens her posture and sharply slants her notebook to prepare for her weekly lesson in cursive. She and other third graders at Horrall Elementary School ...

think back when was the last time you used cursive chances are, was to sign something. Most of us learned cursive in school. But for Children growing up in *** world of laptops, smartphones and ...

Few report cards these days include a line to mark achievement in an age-old skill that our parents and grandparents toiled over in school. Even when I was a kid, a good grade in penmanship or ...