A Virginia after-school cursive club went viral. More than two dozen states require cursive in their curriculums. Is it an effective learning tool or just nostalgia?

Each of the 15 students in Mollie Sweeney’s third grade class raised their dominant hand. Sweeney, a teacher at Burrell’s Bon Air Elementary, then walked through the motions of how to write a ...

Guiding an entire class of students through the writing process can be stressful even for seasoned teachers. We all know how it goes: Maybe four students—the ones who actually enjoy writing—are ...

Children who spend time learning outside may reap benefits physically, academically, and emotionally, according to a Texas A&M University researcher. Dr. Arianna Pikus, an assistant professor in the ...

Keeping the brain active throughout life by reading, learning languages is tied to lower Alzheimer’s risk. Image credit: Burak Karademir/Getty Images Now a new study published in Neurology, the ...

Share on Pinterest Keeping the brain active throughout life by reading, learning languages is tied to lower Alzheimer’s risk. Image credit: Burak Karademir/Getty Images About 32 million people ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday signed a bill that will require a cursive handwriting curriculum in all Pennsylvania public schools. “I’m definitely rusty, but I think my penmanship was okay!” Shapiro ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Monica Schipper/WireImage via Getty Images Brooks Nader marked her birthday in standout style, stepping out in a ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The future of Memphis depends on the future of our children ...

Georgia defensive back Todd Robinson (22), Georgia defensive back Jaylan Morgan (32) after Georgia’s game against Ole Miss on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 ...

The California state senator who called Israel’s war in Gaza “genocide” has stepped down as co-chair of the Legislature’s Jewish Caucus after fierce backlash from Jewish leaders around his comments.