As schools have drifted away from cursive writing instruction, one Gary couple is launching classes in the flowing writing style for students ages 7-17 in Northwest Indiana.

Is penmanship going the way of the dodo? Educators and parents are observing a surge in US youths who don't know how to read or write in cursive. Some can't even sign their own name.

Consequently, cursive writing instruction waned. But within the past decade, statewide cursive requirements have been trending upward. In 2016, 14 states required schools to teach cursive writing.