OpenEMIS/core ? reverse-engineered prompt

Build me a simple education management web app for schools, districts, and national level offices, like OpenEMIS Core. It should let staff keep track of students, teachers, and other school information in one place, with pages for viewing, adding, and updating records. I want it to feel like a real admin system that a school office could use every day, not a demo.

Use the existing PHP setup in this repo and make sure the app runs cleanly with the database it already expects. If anything needs current setup details or best practice guidance, look up the latest docs online as you go. Keep the interface straightforward, with login, basic navigation, and useful dashboards or summaries so users can quickly see key information. Also make sure the project is easy to start locally and that the main flows are working end to end.