Cursive Instruction - California Department of Education FAQs to support Assembly Bill (AB) 446 (2023) and California state law relating to the inclusion of instruction in cursive in the appropriate grade levels for grades one through six, inclusive
Which US states still require students to learn cursive handwriting . . . As the world rapidly moves away from the need to write information by hand, there are still many U S states still teaching cursive instruction to American children California and New Hampshire became the most recent states to pass legislation making cursive handwriting instruction mandatory
24 States that require cursive writing in public schools. Grade Taught: California schools teach public school students to write in cursive in 1st through 6th grade General Info: CA is the most recent state to require cursive, with Assembly Bill 446 being signed into law in late 2023
How to have a great cursive rollout - EdCal Cursive is making a comeback in California schools In October 2023, the California Legislature unanimously passed, and Gov Gavin Newsom signed, a law requiring handwriting instruction in cursive or “joined italics” for grades 1-6
Why Don’t We Write in Cursive Anymore? - History Facts As of 2025, 25 U S states require some form of cursive instruction in schools California, which stopped teaching it in 2010, reinstated the requirement in January 2024 for grades one through six