Texas will reintroduce cursive writing to the state curriculum for elementary students beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.
The State Board of Education modified the “English Language Arts and Reading” section of Texas’ standard education requirements, known as Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills or TEKS in 2017.
The list of updated curriculum requirements, including the instruction of cursive writing, will be implemented in Texas schools beginning in September 2019.
Second graders will learn how to write cursive letters, and third graders will be expected to “write complete words, thoughts, and answers legibly in cursive writing leaving appropriate spaces between words,” according to the updated Texas Education Code.
By the time they reach the fourth grade, students will be required to write legibly and complete assignments in cursive.
The majority of school districts in the state currently do not teach students how to write in cursive.
Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, elementary school students in every Texas school district will be instructed in cursive writing.
