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When other states adopted the Common Core standards, many of them dropped penmanship from their curriculum. Texas is adding it back in.

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Texas Is Bringing Back Cursive To Elementary Schools

Laura Isensee

Posted on April 29, 2019 · The new state learning standards reflect the growing science that backs the benefits of handwriting.

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