Empowering Schools with Data: How Can We Achieve Effective Use of Educational Dashboards for Teachers and Principals?

Educational dashboards are key tools for enhancing data-driven decision-making in schools, providing teachers and principals with actionable insights. However, their adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean is hindered by challenges such as data quality issues, lack of interoperability in Education Information Management Systems (EMIS), and limited alignment with user needs. This document presents an analytical framework to address these barriers, combining a bottom-up approach that improves dashboards based on educators needs with a top-down strategy to strengthen their effective use. By outlining key challenges and practical recommendations, the study offers a roadmap for optimizing dashboard implementation and fostering a data-driven culture in education.