Category: Our Research Reports

Youth in Rural Minnesota In this issue, we heard from authors from around the state who work with young people or are young people themselves. They discuss issues concerning themselves and their future in our state, everything from why the “brain drain” may be overrated to encouraging entrepreneurship to what schools should consider in creating our future ...

Looking at the growth of broadband access and use for clues to what’s next.

Issue 5 of the Rural Minnesota Journal presented articles on many aspects of rural life and the economy in an effort to inform policy makers–and the next governor–about what is important to the residents of Greater Minnesota. Click here to read and download the full issue: RMJ: Volume 5, 2010  

Each school district in the state has varying levels of internet speeds and accessibility. Whether because of cost or physical infrastructure, schools have online access at different rates, which affects their capability of using online resources in the classroom and in the school office. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding ...

An examination of issues surrounding broadband speeds in schools.

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This survey was conducted via telephone interview in December 2007 and January 2008 across the entire state using samples generated through a random-digit dialing method for the Twin Cities area and Greater Minnesota. The data collection process yielded 757 completed interviews from the 80 counties defining Greater Minnesota and 776 from the seven-county Twin Cities ...

There are two general conclusions to draw from the Monticello experience. The first has to do with the unreasonable barrier to entry posed by the 65% requirement for a municipality to construct a local exchange. This is widely understood to be a serious barrier to entry. The general argument for such a vote is that ...