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Indiana Lawmakers Want Cursive Mandatory In Schools

    Unfortunately, I can’t type in cursive.  Neither can the Chicago Tribune.  But they can put out a report on the ongoing debate over the future of the less elegant sibling of calligraphy.

    Indiana lawmakers say cursive writing has to be protected in schools and are pushing the issue in the 2012 session.

    State senators Tim Skinner and Jean Leising said they were horrified when they learned the state no longer required the writing style be taught. They said this week they plan to submit bills when lawmakers return to Indianapolis in 2012.

    Read more at: www.chicagotribune.com

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