Statistical education at the school level in the United States and Canada

While Canada is somewhat ahead of the United States in the development of high school statistics courses, there really are relatively few teachers in these two countries who feel comfortable teaching statistics. Moreover, there is a dearth of suitable material at that level. Thus, to improve substantially statistical education in the schools in North America, it is clear that we need some appropriate textbooks and additional ways to help teachers learn about statistical thinking and methods.