Reading cursive is a superpower,” said Suzanne Isaacs, a community manager with the National Archives Catalog in Washington, ...

"I'm a history major," said Barnes. "One of the times it really got to me was when I was looking through an old arrest report ...

Do you remember the last time you wrote in cursive? Do you still know how to read it? If so, the National Archives is looking ...

The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly ...

It's useless and won't help a person survive in the real world. Of course school is full of useless study . . . But in the ...

The National Archives is looking for volunteers to transcribe more than 200 years worth of documents. You can help, even if ...

Okay, forget cursive. Why even write by hand anymore when you could takes notes this or that way with your phone or laptop? If you really want to learn or remember something, you just can’t beat ...

That led to a pushback and today at least 14 states require that cursive handwriting be taught, including California in 2023. But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life.

“Reading cursive is a superpower,” Suzanne Isaacs, a community manager with the National Archives Catalog in Washington, D.C.