Language arts and math are crowding out untested subjects, such as art, music, foreign language and sometimes science, say 3rd-to-12th grade public school teachers surveyed by Common Core. The problem is greatest in elementary school.

Among those who say crowding out is taking place in their schools, virtually all (93%) believe that this is largely driven by state tests

60% say in recent years there’s been more class time devoted to test-taking skills

Almost two out of three teachers (65%) say they’ve “had to skip important topics in [my] subject in order to cover the required curriculum”

80% report that “more and more” of the time they should be spending on teaching students is spent on “paperwork and reporting requirements to meet state standards”

via Reading, math crowd out untested subjects — Joanne Jacobs.