{"id":61,"date":"2024-11-18T14:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/elementary-education\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:33:41","slug":"elementary-online","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/elementary-education\/prospective-students\/elementary-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Elementary Apprenticeship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/elementary-education\/files\/2025\/04\/Frame-59-1.png&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;45%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;500px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;38px||38px||true|&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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