I knew how to write the word ‘cursive’ in cursive, but it still took me a few tries to get it right.” Troyka, 32, a Cal State L.A. math professor, said he used to love cursive as a child ...

NEW YORK (CBS/CBS Newspath/WKRC) - Monday is National Handwriting Day, celebrated on the birthday of John Hancock. But nowadays, penmanship - especially cursive - is becoming a lost art.

Back to School Cursive writing in American schools: Here's where this 'dying art' is still taught and why it matters There are 21 US states that currently have cursive in their curricula ...