Insights Archives

Graduating seniors have plenty of viable options after high school, including college, training, service, and employment. In part 1, we'll look at what the data tell us about the college pathway.

Compass staff are frequently asked by mncompass.org users if they can get more data on a specific demographic group not represented on our website. Anne Li discusses the sources and demographic breakdowns of our data, and what we can all do to help improve data collection so that they better reflect our population. 

We've been hearing about the rise in crime lately in the news. Our Minnesota data show that violent crime rose sharply from 2020 to 2021.  Changes in other crime rates weren't so pronounced.

Public policy can truly make a difference. Find out how the Affordable Care Act led to a decline in uninsured rates (and what happened when that policy was changed).

As Minnesota children head back to school in the fall, school leaders will be facing a number of challenges, from staffing shortages, to managing learning loss following remote learning, to handling the ongoing health risks of the pandemic. But several of the challenges facing traditional public schools, in particular, pre-date the pandemic. IT Analyst Megan Chmielewski explains.

In the interest of confidentiality, the Census Bureau announced a new policy of releasing only “differentially private” data from the 2020 Census. This means that they are intentionally adding errors into most estimates below the state level. Allison Liuzzi tells us how this may have negative impacts on the reliability of estimates, especially for small geographies, racial/ethnic groups, and more.

This July marks 32 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. Research Manager Allison Liuzzi shares a few things we can learn about Minnesotans with disabilities from Minnesota Compass data.

What is the probability two people selected at random would be from different racial and ethnic groups? Research Scientist Justin Hollis describes what a diversity index is, and compares diversity in Minnesota's counties.