Alveda King wants the world to remember her uncle, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., not only as an accomplished leader but also as a great family man.MERRILLVILLE – The days when Indiana’s elementary-school students were required to perfect the looping script of cursive handwriting are coming to an end.
Starting this fall, the state Department of Education will no longer require Indiana’s public schools to teach cursive writing.
State officials sent school leaders a memo April 25 telling them that instead of cursive writing, students will be expected to become proficient in keyboard use.
The Times of Munster reported the memo says schools may continue to teach cursive as a local standard, or they may decide to stop teaching it altogether.
Teachers haven’t had the time to teach cursive writing for some time because it’s not a top priority, said Andree Anderson of the Indiana University Northwest Urban Teacher Education Program. Anderson said students’ handwriting is atrocious.
