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The problem is clear: the majority of students served by the district are not represented at the most elite schools designed to benefit them. The purpose of this research is to analyze the Chicago Board of Education Admissions Policy for Magnet, Selective Enrollment and Other Options for Knowledge Schools and Programs and respond to the following research questions: What were the outcomes and consequences when Chicago Public Schools removed race from its admissions criteria and how did leaders make sense of the change in policy from a race conscious to a race-neutral criterion? It also aimed to determine which racial groups benefited and if any were treated unfairly as a result of the policy. 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