Cursive in our day-to-day lives is dying. But a bill proposed by a New Jersey state representative is hoping to guarantee students still learn how to write and read in cursive. Representative Angela McKnight’s proposal would require that schools add cursive back to the elementary school curriculum. The bill – if passed – would go into effect the following school year. McKnight says she wants to make teaching cursive mandatory in schools because, in her words, it is a vital skill that children will need for the rest of their lives.