Future of Teaching
Teach For Hong Kong: Strategic Review and Impact Assessment
Project Overview
After a decade of fostering educational equity in Hong Kong, Teach For Hong Kong (TFHK) engaged For Good Measure to develop a comprehensive 5-year strategic vision. This six-month engagement aimed to align diverse stakeholder perspectives, redefine what educational equity means in Hong Kong's evolving context, and create a roadmap that honors TFHK's legacy while charting bold new directions. Through participatory evaluation methods and extensive stakeholder engagement, we helped TFHK move from a high-level theory of change to a nuanced, actionable strategy grounded in the lived experiences of fellows, alumni, and the students they serve.
"I was impressed with Kenny's expertise and dedication throughout our engagement with For Good Measure. He brought a fresh perspective to our impact measurement efforts and helped us identify key areas for improvement. I would recommend For Good Measure to any non-profit looking to strengthen their impact."
River Lam
Executive Director, Teach for Hong Kong
1 The Challenge
TFHK's existing Theory of Change, developed years earlier, no longer reflected the organization's evolved understanding or Hong Kong's transformed educational landscape. More critically, internal and external stakeholders held divergent interpretations of educational equity and what success meant at student, school, and societal levels. With heightened expectations for their second decade and pressure to demonstrate impact, TFHK needed a strategy that could unite diverse perspectives while addressing the complex realities facing Hong Kong's under-resourced schools.
2 Our Approach
We deployed participatory evaluation methods that centered lived experiences, partnering with a current TFHK fellow as co-researcher to conduct authentic peer-to-peer inquiries. This approach revealed insights—like the critical importance of 'time' for reflection and relationship-building—that traditional consulting methods might have overlooked.
Our comprehensive stakeholder engagement included 45 in-depth interviews across funders, university professors, policy leaders, education social impact organizations, under-resourced schools, and capacity builders. We complemented this with a 'dreaming workshop' that brought together over 10 alumni to envision TFHK's future, generating both valuable insights and community excitement.
We conducted innovative policy analysis by scraping 10 years of Education Bureau (EDB) circulars and applying natural language processing to identify trends. This revealed how schools' flexible funding has decreased while administrative burden has increased—with funding increasingly tied to specific EDB priorities, leaving schools with less autonomy.
Through iterative workshops and analysis, we mapped multi-level Theory of Change frameworks at student, fellow, and school levels, ensuring each pathway reflected both empirical evidence and stakeholder wisdom.
Strategic planning session with Teach For Hong Kong leadership
3 Key Outcomes
Created a foundational document defining TFHK's unique perspective on educational equity through four key lenses, illustrated with three powerful student impact stories that demonstrate how 'equality of worth'—ensuring every student feels seen, valued, and purposeful—drives meaningful change
Identified three critical challenges facing Hong Kong's education sector through triangulated data: severe budget cuts affecting schools, loss of experienced teachers and mentorship structures, and mounting school closure pressures that threaten holistic student development
Achieved unanimous board approval and funder buy-in for a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan with three clearly defined pillars that will guide TFHK's evolution
Shifted organizational mindset from focusing solely on closing achievement gaps to embracing a more nuanced understanding of equity that recognizes the interplay between educational and broader societal inequities
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