Senate Bill 1044 would require students to be good at both reading and writing in cursive by the end of the 5th grade.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Cursive writing is a skill many of us learned growing up, but it's unfortunately not part of the mandatory curriculum in Michigan. As a result, many children are missing ...

But, under the standards, schools are not explicitly required to ensure that students can read and comprehend it, and it does not require schools to give any cursive writing exams. So, this ...