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On 7 August 2026, it was proposed that this article be moved from State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness to STAAR. The result of the discussion was moved.

Requested move 7 August 2026

Latest comment: 1 month ago5 comments5 people in discussion

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 01:20, 21 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness → STAAR – The standardized tests in Texas are referred to in sources by the acronym: "STAAR". As the concise and common name, readers are more likely to search with the 5-letter term. WP:CRITERIA overrules common name. 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 23:22, 7 August 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 23:35, 14 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Note: WikiProject Education and WikiProject Texas have been notified of this discussion. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 23:36, 14 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Support. In Texas, it is commonly known as the STAAR tests and STAAR testing. For example, in news reporting "STAAR" will be in the headline even if its official name is somewhere in the text, and it's not unusual for the official name to never be printed in news article text at all —Texas Tribune usage | Houston Chronicle usage | Dallas Morning News usage | San Antonio Express-News usage | Austin American-Statesman usage | El Paso Times usage | Corpus Christi Caller usage.

Wikipedian-in-Waiting (talk) 01:40, 15 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Support – Even before the name change, tests such as SAT and ACT (test) were known by their acronyms. This seems to be used commonly enough.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 13:13, 15 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

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