Wow, they’re actually going to teach usable skills. Progressive liberals should be outraged.
I always thought teaching cursive at a young age aided hand eye coordination, focus, and concentration. I am 67 and can write in cursive but due to a lot of board drafting when younger my usual writing is a combination of lettering and cursive. If I am taking notes I might have 3 different e styles in a word like Beersheba.