{"id":724,"date":"2019-06-27T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/academics\/?page_id=724"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:23:47","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/academics\/department\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Education and Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teachers and administrators who graduate from Rivier are in high demand for their dedication, competence, and wide-ranging practical experience. Our students are taught and mentored by professors who are widely recognized, both regionally and nationally, as experts in special education, school management, and learning styles, among other areas.<\/p>\n<h2>Hands-on Learning<\/h2>\n<p>Our undergraduate programs offer extensive hands-on field and student teaching experience. 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