A recent report from the Governors Highway Safety Association found that crash and fatality rates among young drivers in the U.S. have fallen sharply over the past two decades. The nonprofit shared that fatal crashes involving a driver under the age of 21 fell by 38% between 2002 and 2021, and deaths of young drivers fell by about 45%. The report praised the driver policies, education programs, and new technologies that have influenced the increased road safety, and offered ways to lower the rates even further. One suggestion is bolstering graduated drivers license laws, which slowly phase in driving privileges for teens, like the ability to drive at night or with peers. All states have these laws, but the report recommends that more follow the lead of Maryland and New Jersey in expanding them to apply to 18- to 20-year-olds.
California will require cursive handwriting instruction for students in first through sixth grades, one of 21 states that include cursive in the public school curricula.
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