Had to think back to my days in an LA elementary school to remember what "cursive" means
The word doesn't quite exist over here.
There's no real distinction in Irish schools, if your handwriting is legible then keep on truckin'. Mine is admittedly horrid when writing up notes for myself, but I can usually put in the effort for something important.
I'm pretty much back in school at my current job, a paycheck really helps the study go down