The agency took to Twitter in an attempt to highlight African-American icon W.E.B Du Bois and misspelled his last name.

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The U.S. Department of Education misspelled W.E.B. Du Bois’ name on Twitter while trying to pay homage to the civil rights leader.

The President-elect wants DeVos to reform the education system. She's a strong proponent of school choice.

Ivory Toldson is leaving his post as executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs. Deputy Undersecretary of Education Kim Hunter Reed will serve as acting executive director.

U.S. Education Department proposes new rules to standardize how states identify special education students. The Obama administration suspects there is racial bias in the system.