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Committee recommends requiring cursive proficiency by fifth grade
2323559 · February 12, 2025
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Summary
Senate Bill 10 44 would reaffirm that cursive instruction begins by third grade and add a proficiency expectation by fifth grade; the Senate Education Committee sent the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Senate Bill 10 44, presented by Senator Tammy Nichols, would affirm existing guidance that cursive instruction begins by third grade and add a requirement that students achieve proficiency in cursive by fifth grade. The Senate Education Committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Nichols told the committee the state reinstated…
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