Ep 8: A Conversation about Data Stories with Priya Ramteke and Ruchi Mainali

What if the way we use data in schools is actually harming the children it's meant to help?In this episode, we sit down with school leaders Priya and Ruchi to explore the deeply human side of data in education. Starting from the big question — are we truly seeing the whole story of every child? — the conversation moves into questions of shame, identity, and what it means to see a child as more than a label.Priya and Ruchi share candid stories from the front lines: the student whose chronic lateness turned out to mask a family crisis no one had asked about; the teacher whose eyes changed once she finally saw the full picture of a child she'd written off; and the uncomfortable truth about a culture that tells children they're not worthy of love if they're not a seven.Together we ask: is data a label — or is it a story? And what happens when schools have the courage to find out?