Urban Assembly Early College High School in NYC hosts after-school cursive clubs as students rediscover the art of handwriting. 18-year-old Chris Kobara practices his signature, aiming to master loops in his name—a skill many lack after cursive was dropped from Common Core standards in 2010. Across the U.S., libraries and schools are filling the gap: Massachusetts librarian Mandi Whipple launched a Thursday club after noticing her colleague’s grandchildren struggled to read historical documents, while Pennsylvania’s Abington Community Library uses sensory tools like salt tracing and gel pens to engage kids.