<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/mlk-legacy-lessons-for-educators.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>01/11/2023</pubDate><title>President’s Message: In Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy, there are lessons for educators</title><description>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., did not believe that education’s role was merely vocational. He also thought of it as a way to create self-actualized individuals who participate in and contribute to the larger culture and government. That distinction is more pertinent today than ever.</description><image><img src="/_resources/images/AT-presmsg-2022.jpg" alt="Aaron Thompson"/></image><tags><tag>president</tag></tags></item>