charlie > And an even bigger hitch is that the schools participating in these programs have to accept all students. They can’t discriminate on the basis of religion.
This might go back to Supremes similar to Catholics health plan that does not cover contraceptives. But, in a bigger picture, you are right, there will be some yeshivos that will not want to get into secular education. They are not spending much now on teaching math, so there will no benefit in increasing time on “goyishe subjects” and be paid for that (I am using the phrase borrowed from a Rav who was teaching English and History in his Chassidish yeshiva and introduced himself as “goyishe teacher”). So, this approach will strengthen only those schools that combine Jewish education with a decent general one. Or, open a way to separate Jewish schools (in the afternoon?) who may train bochrim and meidelah from multiple schools (possibly only a small percentage whose parents care about it).