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Once a month we highlight a different NCRA-approved school. The court reporter programs offered at these schools have met the General Requirements and Minimum Standards established by…
The deadline to apply for the National Court Reporters Foundation New Professional Reporter Grant is Friday June 4. The award goes to a reporter who is…
By Debbie Kriegshauser The Student/Teacher Committee-sponsored Students Love Steno Nights during NCRA Court Reporting & Captioning Week was a huge hit this year with our…
By Jessica Shines Brenda Reyes, a recent graduate of El Paso Community College in El Paso, Texas, attracted my attention last fall with a post…
This interview was conducted in December 2020 for the NCRA student newsletter Up to Speed. Colleen Hanson is a recent graduate of South Suburban College…
The National Court Reporters Foundation announced that Jessica Shines of MacCormac College in Chicago, Ill., and Andriana Bilous of Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)…
The NCRA A to Z Scholarships open Feb. 1! Up to 10 students will receive a $500 scholarship. Qualified applicants must have completed the NCRA…
The Council on Approved Student Education (CASE) will issue a call for nominations on Feb. 1 for the 2021 CASE Student Scholarships. Students from NCRA-approved…
Schools are gearing up to celebrate NCRA’s 2021 Court Reporting & Captioning Week Feb. 6–13 with the theme “All you need is love and steno.”…
Rachel Helm, RSR, a freelance court reporter from Poulsbo, Wash., found a way to get certified by her state even when its testing shut down…
October marked the first time NCRA members and nonmembers had the opportunity to take the Written Knowledge Tests for the RPR, RDR, CLVS, and CRC…
Court Reporter Holiday Karaoke was created by Margary Rogers, RPR, CRI, in November 2020. The Karaoke Events were held on Zoom Dec. 4 and Dec.…
By Meredith Seymour At NCRA Connect Virtual in August of 2020, there was a new professionals group that had so much to talk about, we…
What is the mission of your school? The mission of Green River College in Auburn, Wash., is to: “Ensure student success through comprehensive educational programs…
By Jordan Kauffman On Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, the second-year court reporting class at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in Newton, Iowa, staged and…
By Julia Licona I grew up in a small town, Big Bear Lake, Calif., and was very fortunate to be given many opportunities. My greatest…
My name is Andrea Franje. I am 31 years old, and I have been married to my husband, Eric, for eight years. We have three…
The National Court Reporters Foundation Student Intern Scholarship deadline has been extended to Dec. 31. Two $1,000 awards will be given to qualified court reporting students…
The National Court Reporters Foundation is pleased to announce that nominations are being solicited for Stenograph’s Milton H. Wright Memorial Scholarship, a scholarship that honors…