Del Joseph Joseph Carroll Boteler is sponsoring a bill that will be heard on February 13th (Thursday) in the House Ways and Means Committee requiring public schools to teach print handwriting by 3rd grade and cursive by 5th grade. The bill number is HB 725. This bill will face opposition from school systems that do not want the state to dictate to them. We need parents to write letters/testimony to support this bill.
Handwriting was taken out of much of the curriculum because of common core. It is so much more important than being able to write a signature or read cursive. There is a ton of data connecting handwriting instruction to spelling, reading, content of writing, note taking, and the retention of material. The science behind the importance of handwriting and how it is connected to literacy as well as lifetime academic achievement is well documented, yet most parents are unaware of the importance of kids learning to write properly. Please help support this bill. I fear it will be an uphill battle, and we really need your support. You can send letters to Del Boteler’s office. Emails for the committee are attached.
Thank you!
House Ways and Means Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
joseph.boteler@house.state.md.us
jason.buckel@house.state.md.us
alice.cain@house.state.md.us
eric.ebersole@house.state.md.us
jessica.feldmark@house.state.md.us
michele.guyton@house.state.md.us
kevin.hornberger@house.state.md.us
julien.ivey@house.state.md.us
anne.kaiser@house.state.md.us
maryann.lisanti@house.state.md.us
bob.long@house.state.md.us
eric.luedtke@house.state.md.us
nick.mosby@house.state.md.us
julie.palakovichcarr@house.state.md.us
edith.patterson@house.state.md.us
april.rose@house.state.md.us
haven.shoemaker@house.state.md.us
stephanie.smith@house.state.md.us
jheanelle.wilkins@house.state.md.us
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