By Kevin Nourse New court reporters face a variety of obstacles that can derail their careers. These barriers range from meeting speed requirements in their…
Posts published in “Getting Through School”
Nominations are now being accepted by the National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) for the Student Intern Scholarship and Robert H. Clark Scholarship. The deadline for…
By the NCRA Student Committee “You should treat court reporting school as a full-time job.” This mantra is repeated to students as a reminder that…
By Ahlam Alhadi Using steno paper was a great tool in the initial stages of my court reporting education, primarily because it was very easy…
On April 6, more than two dozen students from the court reporting program at the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) had the opportunity to…
The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) has announced that Cathy Carpenter, Orlando, Fla., was named recipient of the 2016 New Professional Reporter Grant. The Foundation…
Students win financial assistance, motivation with NCRA and NCRF scholarships and grants The value of NCRA and NCRF scholarships and grants is twofold: the financial…
For a group of students from the court reporting program at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), in Cleveland, Ohio, what started as an effort to individually…
The Council on Approved Student Education has announced that it is now accepting nominations for the Award of Excellence to an Outstanding Educator, which recognizes…
Planet Depos, LLC, an international court reporting, interpretation, and trial services firm based in Washington, D.C., announced the launch of Planet Institute, a program created…
Nominations are now being accepted by the National Court Reporters Foundation for the Frank Sarli Memorial Scholarship and the New Professional Reporter Grant. The deadline…
Join the growing number of state court reporting associations and court reporting programs that have already put plans in place to mark the 2016 Court…
The Take Note campaign, launched in September 2014 by NCRA to support the future of court reporting through national advertising and public relations outreach, closed…
Last fall, the National Court Reporters Foundation established the Corrinne Clark Professionalism Institute, which is dedicated to aiding the education of court reporting students and new professionals about professionalism,…
During the upcoming 2016 Court Reporting & Captioning Week, held Feb. 14-20, NCRA members and court reporting students are urged to help celebrate the profession…
By Sarah E. Vestrat Like running a marathon, speedbuilding requires a fiercely determined attitude that can only be accessed beneath our sometimes whimsical desires for…
By Annemarie Roketenetz It’s not uncommon for new professionals in any field to face anxieties when starting out in their chosen career. This is especially…
The National Court Reporters Foundation has announced that Chaya Shusterman of New York Career Institute, New York, N.Y. is the recipient of its inaugural Robert…
By Gayle Hays Driving my car the other day here in Seattle, it occurred to me that I had graduated from Kenosha Technical Institute…
A recent article posted by Business Insider on July 22 lists court reporting as one of 18 career choices many college students would never consider.…