Bush's initiatives shouldn't focus on high school math programs. Identification of elementary and middle school math giftedness is very important and not letting it sit there for years doing mulitiplication when it could be doing calculus. Paperwork, forms, licenses, certifications, etc--schools are becoming so bureaucratic. Early turnoff to math is a result of worksheets and lack of teaching that make it dry and boring. There are a few geeks (like I was) who thought math was fun. Elementary and middle school teachers should pass a test not only to show their ability to do the math (9+5=15!) but also to see if they can make it interesting and exciting. The pace is also important--if progressing too slowly, that's no good. Tapping into the math staff of local universities might be one resource (if you're a charter school, since public schools have too many certification/licensure and paperwork hullabaloo to do much outside the box). Charter schools' flexibility is so much more conducive to learning.
