Non cursive hand seems like an incredibly slow way to write, impractical for classes etc. is this because everyone is bringing a laptop to class and just doesn'

Non cursive hand seems like an incredibly slow way to write, impractical for classes etc. is this because everyone is bringing a laptop to class and just doesn't write much at all? I'm from the UK and as far as I know they still move kids into cursive as soon as possible. From personal experience at school I recall the quality of my writing was dramatically improved once I moved to a computer so I can understood a move in that direction. I'm just surprised cursive isn't still used because for note taking situations it is still incredibly useful.