Dept of Ed spells W.E.B. Du Bois name wrong in tweet honoring him, then has typo in apology [View all]

[Miles Archer]

Department of Education spells W.E.B. Du Bois’ name wrong in tweet honoring him for Black History Month, then has typo in apology

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/education-department-misspells-w-e-b-du-bois-tribute-article-1.2970382

The U.S. Department of Education needs to learn about black history — and proofreading.

The Education Department, now led by the historically unpopular Betsy DeVos, on Sunday tweeted a tribute to the African-American writer and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois — and spelled his name wrong.

It then apologized — and made another typo.

The initial tweet featured a quote from Du Bois — “Education must not simply teach work — it must teach life” — and credited it to “W.E.B. DeBois.”