Megan Tagami

@tupousii Hello, I hope you and your daughters are doing ok! I am currently writing a story about distance learning on Maui, and I was wondering if you would be willing to speak with me for my story. If you are interested in talking, please email me at mtagami@civilbeat.com. Thank you!

Buying their kids laptops and got destroyed in the fire. School was just gonna start for us that week so everything parents bought for their kids is gone. Just a desperate parent. Thank you

@Google aloha google. My 3 daughters school burnt down in the Lahaina fires. We just got WiFi up since the fires and now we can try to do distance learning. Is there anyway we can get some Google Chromebook’s for the children? I have heard countless stories from parents

It’s official: I’m back at @civilbeat, covering education! I’m so happy to return to the newsroom and report on education in my home state. Check out my first story here, and send any tips, questions or thoughts to mtagami@civilbeat.org!

🥁🥁🥁 Introducing the 2023-2024 cohort of the @CalMatters College Journalism Network! Over the course of the year our fellows will pursue student centered stories on higher education in California. Meet this year's team below! 🧵⏬

my @dailybruin story on deliberations behind a proposed UC ethnic studies entrance requirement is a finalist for @acpress !! thank you to all who contributed on visuals and @christinetDB22 for your support from the beginning. features.dailybruin.com/2022/ethnic-st…

A huge thank you to @CPrattMedia and everyone on the education team for providing me with so many opportunities to learn and grow over the past 10 weeks! It was definitely a summer to remember!

And: wsj.com/lifestyle/masc…

Yesterday was my last day covering education at @wsj! A thread of some of my highlights:

📢 Statement: ʻAhahui Haku Moʻolelo (Hawaiian Journalists Association) and AAJA-Hawaiʻi (@AajaHawaii) express our condolences and thoughts for the lives lost and homes destroyed by the devastating Lāhainā wildfire. 🧵

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has banned the consideration of race in its admissions and hiring processes, a response to the recent Supreme Court case involving the school on.wsj.com/3Y9YCxB

The Education Department is investigating Harvard’s legacy-admissions policies after a complaint alleged that the school violates the Civil Rights Act by giving preference to relatives of donors and alumni. (via @MeganTagami for @WSJ) apple.news/AbnYbH-HsTEi7N…

The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University’s use of donor and legacy admissions preferences via ⁦@MeganTagami⁩ wsj.com/articles/harva…

NEW: @Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne is resigning. The scientific panel investigating his research found no evidence he was involved in data manipulation, but identified shortcomings in how he ran labs and corrected errors (or rather, didn't): wsj.com/articles/stanf…

Being a part of the CJN was easily one of the most rewarding experiences I've had during my time in college - please apply by tonight!

@FeliciaMello @collegebeatCA @CalMatters congratulations Felicia!! so thankful for all of your guidance and support over the past year!

After three years working with student journalists to build @CollegeBeatCA, I’m excited to be diving into a new gig as a reporter covering inequality in California with @CalMatters' California Divide team.

Asian-Americans offer mixed take on the recent affirmative action ruling. Some are thrilled while others lament the role Asians played in the cases. From @dougbelkin and me via @WSJ : wsj.com/articles/asian…