Inside was a diary from 1983, from when she was in the seventh grade. The word “Secrets” was printed on the cover. What she found inside went far beyond nostalgia. As Milwit read through the old ...

Susie Milwit was cleaning out her closet ahead of a move when she pulled out a box of old memories. Inside was a diary from 1983, the year she was in seventh grade. The word “Secrets” was printed on ...

Dear Heloise: I just have to comment about the lack of needing to teach cursive writing in the letter as described by the retired educator from Montana. No wonder our country is in such sad shape with ...

Dear Heloise: I just have to comment about the lack of needing to teach cursive writing in the letter as described by the retired educator from Montana. No wonder our country is in such sad shape with ...

DEAR HELOISE: I just have to comment about the lack of needing to teach cursive writing in the letter as described by the retired educator from Montana. No wonder our country is in such sad shape with ...

Bring back the practice worksheets of yore, perfect that slant, and — please — loop those lowercase Ls and Gs. Just as phonics-based reading recently returned to favor after years of emphasizing whole ...

As one of his final acts, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...

Break out the No. 2 pencils, kids. Cursive handwriting, long mourned as a lost art, is coming back to New Jersey schools thanks to one of Gov. Phil Murphy’s final acts. A state law signed Monday ...

Students in New Jersey are to be required to learn cursive starting next school year. This requirement comes after Phil Murphy, during his last full day as New Jersey governor Jan. 19, signed a new ...

In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Philip D. Murphy signed a bill on Monday requiring third, fourth and fifth graders to learn cursive. By Sarah Maslin Nir With a swooping P, a curling H, a ...