Under the new standards, which the State Board of Education adopted in 2017, students should know how to "write complete words, thoughts and answers legibly in cursive" in third grade.
>> Click here to see the new standards on the Texas Education Agency's website
At least a dozen other states have enacted similar mandates, including Louisiana, Florida and California, WTTW reported.
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