Students in New Jersey will soon learn cursive again, thanks to a new state law signed by the governor.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday that requires school districts to teach cursive in third through fifth grades.
Supporters say learning cursive empowers students to read historical documents and prepares them for signing papers and checks in their own lives. Writing by hand can also help with literacy skills, learning and memory, research shows.
Read more at NJ.com.
