New bills would require cursive handwriting in Missouri schools

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Two lawmakers have introduced bills that would require students to learn cursive handwriting in Missouri schools.

Missouri State Reps. Renne Reuter (R-Imperial) and Petty McGaugh (R-Carrollton) have sponsored house bills 346 and 375, both of which would require cursive handwriting instruction and testing in Missouri schools by the end of fifth grade.

Both bills call for elementary schools to teach cursive writing and ensure that students demonstrate proficiency in reading cursive documents and writing in cursive by the end of fifth grade.

According to MyCursive.com, nearly half of all U.S. states require cursive handwriting in schools, but Missouri is not among them.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Joey Schneider, ozarksfirst.com)