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About Carnegie Corporation
Talia
Milgrom-Elcott
Program Officer, Urban Education
Talia
Milgrom-Elcott is a Program Officer in Urban Education, focusing
on human capital and data and accountability.
Prior
to joining the Carnegie Corporation staff, Talia was the Project
Director of System Transformation at the New York City Department
of Education. Working as part of Chancellor Joel Klein’s team,
Talia supported and helped to implement system-wide reform efforts,
including the creation of over 300 Empowerment Schools and the redesign
of student support services. Earlier, Talia was Special Assistant
to Chancellor Klein, serving as liaison to the Mayor's office and
helping to manage the DOE's external relations.
Prior
to working at the Department of Education, Talia clerked for Judge
Robert Sack of the Second Circuit Federal Court of Appeals and was
the first Workers’ Rights Fellow at New York Jobs with Justice,
where she expanded their Workers’ Rights Board, wrote a paper
on contingent workers and coordinated campaigns for workers’
rights. In law school, Talia worked with the Berkman Center for
Internet & Society on questions of digital space and content
and focused on education and the role of public/private spaces and
institutions.
Talia
received her BA magna cum laude from Harvard University, where she
was also Phi Beta Kappa. She returned to Harvard for her JD, which
she also received magna cum laude.
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