Weekly News Roundup: December 5

Here's a short-list of instructional leadership reads that caught TeachBoost's attention this week:

• Here's a Plan to Turn Around U.S. Education -- and Generate $225 Trillion, by Randall Lane via Forbes
• Principals Reject ‘Value-added’ Assessment that Links Test Scores to Educators’ Jobs, via The Washington Post
• Education Department Puts Spotlight on Principals' Central Role, via EdWeek
• How to Become a Teacher Advocate, via EdWeek
• Implementing Teacher Evaluation in New Jersey, by Andy Smarick via Education Next
• It Is Time to Stop Saying Thank You, via Leadership Freak