The Clark County School Board voted Thursday night to rename Kit Carson Elementary School, expressing concerns with its namesake’s controversial legacy. The board decided 5-1 to rescind the name ...

Mountain Middle School students filled the halls of the La Plata County Courthouse on Thursday, prepared to put legendary frontiersman Kit Carson on trial for mass murder. MMS eighth graders took ...

In this lesson, students learn about the life of Kit Carson, a famous frontiersman from the 1800s. They then sift through a series of statements about Kit Carson to untangle fact and myth.