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The Indentured Generation: Bankruptcy And Student Loan Debt, Daniel A. Austin
The Indentured Generation: Bankruptcy And Student Loan Debt, Daniel A. Austin
Daniel A. Austin
THE INDENTURED GENERATION:
BANKRUPTCY AND STUDENT LOAN DEBT
By Daniel A. Austin
Associate Professor, Northeastern University School of Law
A generation of Americans has borrowed heavily for their education, and hundreds of thousands of them are deeply in debt. Some 37 million Americans owe a total of approximately $1 trillion dollars in student loans. They constitute an Indentured Generation as many of them will be burdened with student loan debt for much of their lives. With one of the worst job markets in decades, members of the Indentured Generation who are in particularly dire circumstances will turn to bankruptcy for …
Opening Doors: Preventing Youth Homelessness Through Housing And Education Collaboration, Courtney L. Anderson
Opening Doors: Preventing Youth Homelessness Through Housing And Education Collaboration, Courtney L. Anderson
Courtney L Anderson
This article will contribute to the general literature on homelessness by recommending that permanent supportive housing units for homeless children, youth and families provide education services in order to prevent and end homelessness among families, youth and children. I will explain how the legal framework for such housing requires a broad interpretation of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and assert that federal programs provide a foundation for the creation of such housing. Identifying and educating homeless youth is particularly challenging as the majority of homeless youth live on the streets or in the homes of others, suffer from serious mental …
‘Needle And Stick’ Save The World: Sustainable Development And The Universal Child, Johan Dahlbeck, Moa De Lucia Dahlbeck
‘Needle And Stick’ Save The World: Sustainable Development And The Universal Child, Johan Dahlbeck, Moa De Lucia Dahlbeck
Moa Dahlbeck
This text deals with a problem concerning processes of the productive power of knowledge. We draw on so called poststructural theories challenging the classical image of thought – as hinged upon a representational logic identifying entities in a rigid sense – when formulating a problem concerning the gap between knowledge and the object of knowledge. More specifically we are looking at this problem in the contexts of sustainable development and childhood using illustrating examples in order to test the validity of these theoretical accounts. The examples we use range from internationally agreed documents claiming universality concerning environmental protection and childhood …