A Tale of Two States: California Adds Cursive Instruction as Oregon Hands to Graduates Degrees They Are Unable To Read
Until 2029 high school students in the Beaver State will be spared having to prove basic mastery of reading, writing, or math to graduate.
Starting in January, California’s new law, signed last week by Governor Newsom, will see to it that students in first through sixth grade are instructed in cursive. The style has been used for centuries but is disappearing from curricula in favor of topics deemed more valuable in our digital world.
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