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Teachers warn millions of kids can't sign their name anymore

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80% Informative

Surveys show that just a fifth of young adults aged 18 to 24 now have a personal signature.

Experts say the less complex handwriting is, the easier it is for a criminal to forge your signature and steal money from your bank account and obtain credit cards, loans and state benefits.

The US government removed cursive from common core in 2010 due to claims it was time consuming and would not be useful in the age of technology.

VR Score

76

Informative language

73

Neutral language

50

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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