1. The document discusses 5 practices for improving bilingual teacher recruitment from innovations in the ride-hailing industry by Uber.
2. It recommends creating a one-stop online platform to streamline the sourcing, application, screening, and hiring process to increase the candidate pool and lower costs.
3. It also suggests implementing conditional or flexible contracted hiring to allow time for teacher certification while immediately staffing classrooms.
2. INTRODUCTION
While demographics of US classrooms have increasingly change over the last decade, the practice of
successfully recruiting and hiring bilingual teachers has not changed. There are several obstacles including
requiring certifications and bilingual extensions in advance of hire.
Similar challenges have negatively impacted the taxi industry limiting market entry and forcing it to change
from an old system characterized by inefficiency, high costs to consumers, and increased regulatory
burdens for drivers. Recent business innovations and new technology introduced by ride hailing companies
like Uber, has prompted regulators across the US to rethink transportation services to be more responsive
and consumer focused.
The following pages list 5 practices employed by Uber, the leading ride hailing service, that can be
employed to help improve Bilingual Teacher Recruitment and Hiring Practices in US schools systems.
3. TAXI INDUSTRY .VS. UBER RIDE HAILING
TAXI INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
Old & Bureaucratic System
• Cruising is Inefficient: limits price, quality,
competition
• Increasing Cost
• Government pre-certify Taxi
company/drivers and regulate
Start Up Costs
• Long and Costly Certification
• Increased Step by Step Cost
Static Environment
• Union Interest
• Business Interest
• Government Regulations
• Reduced Quality of Drivers and Service
Absence of Effective Feedback/Evaluation
UBER’S SOLUTIONS
Modern Application
• One Stop Online Platform
• Lower Cost by Matching through
Technology
Safety & Security
• App Technology
• Background Checks
• Licensing Check
Removed $$$ Startup Cost
By Passed Regulatory Burdens
Increased Supply & Quality
Constant Feedback & Evaluation Service of
both Drivers and Consumers