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Perfecting your practice

Treat your homework practice session like it is a job or a date. If you schedule a time to practice each day, you are more…

Meet NCRA’s 2018-2019 Student/Teacher Committee

Up-to-Speed introduces you to the members of the Student/Teacher Committee. These are the students, instructors, and reporters who have volunteered to develop student seminars and…

CASE scholarship winner in the news

Mycentraljersey.com reported on Sept. 13, that Califon, N.J., resident Ann Marie Gibson, a student at the College of Court Reporting (CCR) in Valparaiso, Ind., was awarded…

New Professional Reporter Grant awarded

NCRF presented the 2018 New Professional Reporter Grant to Sindee Baum, from North Massapequa, N.Y.  Baum said that receiving the New Professional Grant means a…

Firm owners donate Convention swag

The NCRA Student/Teacher Committee is grateful to the many people who generously donated to the student swag bags at the 2018 NCRA Convention & Expo…

A glimpse of the action

Last month’s NCRA Convention & Expo in New Orleans, La., was a great success. Student attendees were treated not only to some fun and informative…

You will never work again!

By Forrest Brown, FAPR, RDR (Ret.) How would you like a job that you were in for 50 years and yet you never went to…

Busy Mom – Stellar Student

by Nicky Rodriquez While a student at the College of Court Reporting (CCR) in Valparaiso, Ind., Kyra Kustin studied general education, medical terminology, legal terminology,…

A love of language translates to steno

Molly Cooper’s background in linguistics was a definite plus in helping her relate to the stenographic theory. Molly started the court reporting program at South…

An unforgettable Convention experience

What will you remember the most about this year’s Convention & Expo? Members of NCRA’s Student/Teacher Committee continue the conversation about their experiences at past…

Firm owners fill student swag bags

Firm owners are once again answering the call to ensure that students who attend the 2018 NCRA Convention & Expo in New Orleans, La. in…