Is cursive handwriting necessary to learn? That¿s under debate as some states work to ensure it is still taught in school.

Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools across the country after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting and printing out their words longhand.

Some people believe children still should learn how to write in cursive while others believe it's time to erase the form of handwriting from curriculums.

Learning to write in cursive may no longer be popular in American schools, but education experts stress that the craft can be beneficial to students in more ways than one.

Handwriting Without Tears advocates a simpler method of cursive writing, minus all the curls, loops and other decorative flourishes.