“With new academic requirements emphasizing math and science, education advocates worry that arts classes may be pushed out of school curricula or disregarded by harried students who can’t fit them into their heavy course loads… The new Ohio Core curriculum, championed by former Gov. Bob Taft, takes effect in the fall of 2010 and increases the math requirement for high school students from three to four years. Most fine arts classes are not required or can be taken in middle school.”