Stakeholders in the country’s education sector are being called on the take the necessary steps to ensure that the nation’s children learn and reach their full potential.

The call was made on Wednesday, by Caribbean Policy Research Institute, (Capri) during the release of its latest report, “Education scorecard 2025 assessing the present guiding the future”.

The scorecard evaluates the education system across key dimensions: learning outcomes, coverage, staying in school, equity, standards and evaluation, school authority and accountability, teaching profession, and financing.

Capri research associate Peter Granston outlined the findings of the study and recommendations.

He noted that the scorecard shows that while Jamaica has made progress, it still struggles with issues of quality, equality and accountability.

Granston said tackling the shortcomings requires a multidimensional assessment framework.

Among the implications is, if fiscal resources are not shifted to where most needed, this will reinforce inequities.

One recommendation is to offer teachers a bonus incentive.