Sen. Ress urges return of cursive instruction, committee lays bill over
Senator Ress told the Senate Education Policy Committee that teaching cursive reading and writing supports hand‑eye coordination, cognition and the ability to read historic documents; the committee adopted an author's amendment and laid Senate File 173 over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
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Senator Ress introduced an author's amendment to Senate File 173 and told the committee she wants students to learn cursive so they can read historical documents and gain cognitive and motor benefits. "Cursive is efficient. It improves hand eye coordination," she said, adding that many students who learned keyboarding cannot read cursive today.
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