Q: California is notorious for passing laws. Our son is in the fourth-grade. He has to learn cursive now — that’s the law? Are there also other new laws we should know about? B.C., Woodland Hills A: A ...

In 2016, California Democratic state Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva sat with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown at an event where he signed baseball-type cards featuring the image of his dog, Colusa.

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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- Pennsylvania State Representative Joe Adams wants to make cursive part of every school curriculum in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Republican, who represents parts ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fourth-grade student Mandela Jones practices writing in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Oct. 13 mandating cursive writing instruction from the first through sixth grades Getty California students will have to go old-school when it comes to penmanship.

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Adams (R-Wayne/Pike) announced his plans this week to introduce legislation that requires cursive be taught in Pennsylvania schools. If passed, the bill would require ...

While much of the world races to put keyboards on as many instruments as possible, one state has just made a law to ensure that students are taught how to put pen to paper. California Gov. Gavin ...

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) -- While learning to write in cursive was once a standard part of school curriculums across the country, many classrooms have stopped teaching students to loop and link their ...