CONWAY — Cursive used to be as common as math, science and English in classrooms across the nation, but beginning next year it may become a thing of the past with the implementation of Common Core Standards, which do not include instruction in cursive handwriting.
The curlicue letters of cursive handwriting, once considered a mainstay of American elementary education, have been slowly disappearing from classrooms for years. Now, with most states adopting new national standards that don't require such instruction, cursive could soon be eliminated from most public schools.
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