The Department of Education needs to go back to school.

Or at least whoever is in charge of the its Twitter account does - after they committed a series of embarrassing blunders on Sunday morning.

Throughout February, the department has been posting links and quotes that pay tribute to African-American icons to celebrate Black History Month.

It was W.E.B. Du Bois' turn to be recognized on Sunday, but things did not go according to plan.

The Department of Education has been mocked for incorrectly spelling W.E.B Du Bois' name in a tweet celebrating Black History Month

'Education must not simply teach work - it must teach life. – W.E.B. DeBois,' a tweet read.

It would seem that being the first African-American to earn a doctorate from Harvard University and being a co-founder of the NAACP in 1909 is not enough to ensure your name it spelled correctly in a tweet in 2017.

Chelsea Clinton was quick to call out the typo, tweeting: 'Is it funny sad or sad funny that our Dept. of Education misspelled the name of the great W. E. B. Du Bois?'

MSNBC host Chris Hayes joined in, saying: 'We all make mistakes, but c'mon now.'

'Welp, this is a foreshadowing of what #BetsyDeVos is going to usher in @usedgov. FFS! It's #BlackHistoryMonth too!' former Democratic congressional candidate in Wisconsin Khary Penebaker wrote.

This is the tweet the Department of Education sent on Sunday morning including the embarrassing misspelling

A number of people, including Chelsea Clinton and Keith Olbermann, were quick to blast the Department of Education for the typo

Political pundit Keith Olbermann also chimed in, tweeting: 'Thanks, Betsy DeVos. His name is W.E.B. DuBois. And to anticipate your next illiteracy, no, you don't pronounce it "web." #DeptOfUneducation.'

The blunder quickly spread across social media, with others taking the time to poke fun at DeVos' department.

'OMG, it's DuBois. Who is in charge over there?...oh, wait, I get it,' Jennifer Morgan said.

'I see they left Ms. "DuVos" in charge of the @usedgov Twitter feed,' Jason Tocci wrote.

The department eventually corrected the mistake by sending out a new tweet - however in the first message apologizing for the error it made another mistake by giving its 'deepest apologizes for the typo'

'Pretty perfect for this misspelling to take place right after DeVos took the reins,' Jesse Singal added.

The incorrect tweet was published at 8:45am, and it wasn't until 12:14pm the account mentioned the mistake - but even that did not go according to plan.

'Post updated - our deepest apologizes for the earlier typo,' a tweet read, before it sent out the same quote and picture as earlier with the correct spelling.

Minutes later, a correction for the incorrect previous correction was sent, reading: 'Post updated - our deepest apologies for the earlier typo.'

The original blunder has been retweeted more than 1,250 times.

People were quick to link the blunder to Betsy DeVos (pictured) - who was one of Trump's most controversial cabinet picks

DeVos was one of the most controversial picks for Trump's cabinet, with vice-president Mike Pence having to historically vote to break the tie to see her confirmed.

Every single Democrat voted against DeVos getting the gig, as well as two Republicans - Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.

DeVos' critics have accused her of not being a supporter of public schools, with many saying public education will be under threat during her time in charge of the department.

The mistake around William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, who died in 1963, is the second high profile blunder for the Trump team during Black History Month.

Trump himself came under fire on February 1 after he spoke of Frederick Douglass, and appeared to not know the civil rights icon was dead.

'Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice,' the president said at the time.

Douglass died in 1895.