They come from diverse backgrounds, some with no prior job experience and others with 30 or more years behind them. Court reporting students are recent…
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By Kristine Wesner Growing up, college held so much promise: Pick a school and program I like, earn the degree, qualify for well-paying jobs, and…
Court reporting students may share the common desire to become professionals in their field, but each has followed a unique path to get there. They…
NCRA congratulates the winners of the Court Reporting & Captioning Week student speed contest. Of the students who passed the five-minute dictation test, three winners…
NCRA members and official court reporters from New Jersey, Argia Riggs, RDR, Lois McFadden, RDR, CRR, CRC, and Colleen Kisielewski, RMR, CRR, CRC, were featured…
Enlightening, enriching, insightful, and inspiring are just some of the adjectives representatives from 28 state court reporter associations used to describe their experiences at NCRA’s…
By Marcia Ferranto NCRA’s meeting of the Board of Directors last week marked tremendous progress as we work together toward accomplishing the mission of the…
To celebrate National Grammar Day on March 4, the JCR polled the Proofreading Advisory Council on words that surprised them. These are the words that…
Intersteno’s Internet Keyboarding Competition, held April 23 through May 9 via its website, allows steno machine writers and other keyboarders to test their skills and find out…
Dorothy Nell Bayless, of Plano, Texas, passed away on March 2. She was an Oklahoma state court reporter in the Osage and Tulsa County Court…
Pittsburgh, Pa.,-based court reporting firm Constance Lee & Company announced in a press release issued on March 8 that it has expanded to offer a…
In a press release issued March 9, Milwaukee-based Gramann Reporting announced that it has been acquired by U.S. Legal Support, a national network. Read more.
NCRA member Steve Clark, CRC, of Washington, D.C., was interviewed by Ray Raysor, host of “Sight ‘n Vision Disability and Senior Talk Radio,” about how…
NBC affiliate KXAN aired a piece on March 2 about delays in courtrooms across Texas due to a shortage of court reporters. NCRA members Chavela…
NCRA announced the slate of nominees selected by its Nominating Committee to serve in 2018-2019. The upcoming year includes nominations for president-elect, vice president, secretary-…
Captioning for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can be a lucrative field, according to a Dec. 3, 2017, article on VeryWell.com, a website that…
The National Court Reporters Foundation is currently accepting nominations for its Board of Trustees. The Foundation seeks people who want to support its good work…
In celebration of March madness, NCRA is offering a number of membership and educational opportunities just in time for spring. Join NCRA or renew your…
For the first time in the past four years, the National Committee of State Associations (NCSA) friendly challenge among state associations and individuals to spread…
One of the concerns that weighs heavily on the minds of independent reporters and small- and medium-sized firm owners is getting paid in a timely…