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Minnesota Compass
By tracking and analyzing trends in areas that affect our quality of life, Compass gives everyone in our state – policymakers, business and community leaders, and concerned individuals who live and work here – a common foundation to act on issues to improve our communities. More >
Major trends
Seventy-six percent of 3rd graders across the state read at grade level in 2010, but only 59 percent who transferred schools during the year did.
A new age of immigrants
This new report from Wilder Research was commissioned by The Minneapolis Foundation to help promote constructive dialogue on the issue of immigration in Minnesota. It lays out immigration facts and poses unanswered questions.
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A walk through the county (data): Susan Brower gives a tour showing how you can find a host of data at county and sub-county levels on Compass.
New in our Library
- Road map for school readiness in the Hmong community: A five-year plan
- Transportation performance in the Twin Cities region
- Demographics of homelessness series: The rising elderly population
- Parents and the high cost of child care: 2010 update
- New realities of an older America: Challenges, changes and questions
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Weight is related to health all across the lifespan. Are babies in Minnesota born at a healthy weight? Where is adult obesity the worst? Which region has the highest diabetes rate? See these and many other breakdowns:
For Discussion
It takes a village: Coalitions across the state work together to nurture kids. Initiative Foundation's Linda Kaufmann talks about the Minnesota Early Childhood Initiative and the Minnesota Thrive Initiative.
webcast
Immigration: changing minnesota's landscape
It you missed our recent webinar, watch the webcast: lt highlights key immigration trends, followed by a discussion moderated by Dave Peters, Minnesota Public Radio News, with special guests Tim Penny, CEO and president, Southern Minnesota Initiative; Marcy Costello, a native of Peru and board member, Southwest Initiative Foundation; and Don Hickman, senior program manager, Initiative Foundation.
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regions
In addition to tracking statewide trends, Compass provides data by region, and when possible, by county. Click on the map for data and information specific to your region.
Minnesota Compass sponsors
Northwest Minnesota Foundation
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
Southwest Initiative Foundation
Special funding:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation (database).
Twin Cities Compass sponsors
Nine foundations fund Twin Cities Compass. Their CEOs, plus other community leaders, govern the project. Learn more.
