Cursive writing changes: I was sending birthday cards out to youths. After sending them, I realized youths cannot read or write cursive, only printing. Card companies are going to have to update their ...

Several states in recent years passed legislation mandating instruction in cursive handwriting.

Dear Heloise: I’m not sure if this idea has been printed before, but here it is in case it hasn’t: If you give greeting cards to your early-school-age grandchildren, remember to write in “print,” not ...

The group of preteens uncapped their markers and began practicing how to capitalize two new letters: “B” and “Q.” The lesson felt like a return to the basics. Only this time, the middle-schoolers were ...