Insights Archives

Minnesota Compass recently launched a new Arts and Culture section!

Minnesota's Risk and Reach project takes a county by county look at potential risks to the healthy development of young children and the reach of public services to address areas of need. Project directors Elizabeth Carlson, University of Minnesota, and Richard Chase, Wilder Research, explain why it matters and suggest ways you might use this information.

Former Compass Project Director Craig Helmstetter takes a look at Compass measures to see how we stack up against other states, and looks ahead at what opportunities the New Year holds.

Former Compass Project Director Craig Helmstetter dug into data on education, employment, health, and housing to help answer that question. Take a look at what he found.

Philando Castile, driving with two passengers, including a four-year-old child, is shot during a police traffic stop. He dies. It's senseless. What can we do about this? How can we prevent it from happening again?

Paul Mattessich, Compass governance chair and Wilder Research executive director, provides insights gleaned from a new study from Wilder conducted with immigrant and refugee communities in the Twin Cities.

Immigration has greatly influenced the economic and cultural development of our state. But the backgrounds, circumstances, and experiences of Minnesota’s immigrants have changed considerably over time, and differ from the nation as a whole. Compass researcher Allison Liuzzi explains.

Compass researcher Allison Liuzzi takes a look at new and updated data in our revised Civic Engagement section and shares her insights.

How can we promote civic engagement in young adults? Jennifer Valorose, Wilder Research, shares results from a long-term study of a youth leadership program.