Nineteen-year-old Zeke Alicea had a plan for his future that included a four-year degree. He was interested in the legal field, but nothing really clicked…
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By Kay Moody “Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes…
What started out as a request for students to visit District 7 turned into a full-blown court reporting career fair! It all started a year…
The following reporters and captioners will be speaking as part of the student track at the 2019 NCRA Convention & Expo. The event will run…
Read the presenter bios here. Check out this year’s NCRA Convention & Expo student sessions. We bring back a couple of old favorites and two…
Schools across the country once again participated in this year’s NCRA student speed contest. The contest was held in celebration of 2019 Court Reporting &…
New York CBSlocal.com posted an article on May 16 that quotes NCRA member Karen Santucci, CRI, director of Plaza College’s court reporting program, about the…
The court reporting program at MacCormac College, Chicago, Ill., was recently featured in a report regarding court reporting on Chicago Tonight which is a local…
Attending an NCRA Convention & Expo is a great experience for students. Last year, students attended special sessions teaching them proper courtroom behavior, online skills…
By Leah Hamre We’ve all heard it before, “Team work is dream work.” How about, “None of us is as smart as all of us,”…
It’s almost time to celebrate! NCRA has designated Feb 9-16 as 2019 National Court Reporting & Captioning Week. This is a chance for court reporting…
Kudos to Mary Beth Johnson, CRI, Court Reporting Program Coordinator at Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) in Pittsburgh, Pa., for supporting her students and…
By Kay Moody Many students and educators think that developing speed and skill in machine shorthand is accomplished by working on dictation material 20 to…
In celebration of Court Reporting & Captioning Week, the NCRA Student/Teacher Committee is sponsoring a Mardi Gras-themed speed test that will be offered to all…
By Jessica Wills Jessica Wills, a student at the College of Court Reporting in Valparaiso, Ind., volunteered to boost her school’s recruiting efforts by putting…
By Callie Sajdera In theory, I couldn’t wait to get to Realtime VI (200-225 wpm). In Realtime VI, I couldn’t wait to intern. While I interned,…
With 2019 Court Reporting & Captioning Week on the horizon, many NCRA members are planning to mark the event by participating in a career day…
By Kay Moody One of the key elements in developing speed and accuracy in machine shorthand is reading from your shorthand notes. Too often students…
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Internships are an opportunity for students to get out of the classroom and into the real world. During their internships – which do not start…