Should the government end welfare entitlements? Overview: US poverty and inequality overview and trends / John Wihbey ; Welfare programs do more harm than good / Arthur C. brooks ; Education, not entitlements, is the best way out of poverty / Caroline Polk ; Private charity is more flexible and generous than government welfare / Michael Tanner and Tad DeHaven ; The proof is in the pudding : welfare programs reduce poverty / Jana Kasperkevic ; Battling the common myths of poverty and behavior / Christopher Jencks and Kathryn Edin ; Welfare reform celebrates many successes / Kay S. Hymowitz -- Is word-gap theory a solution to breaking the poverty cycle? Overview: Empowering underprivileged children through education / Maya Shankar ; Children perform better when parents are more involved / Rachel Williams ; Talk is vital to a child's brain development / Cory Turner ; One city's success story with closing the word-gap / Elizabeth Mann Levesque ; Word-gap is based on groundless evidence / Leah Durán ; Word-gap theory is culturally offensive / Gulnaz Saiyed and Natalia Smirnov ; Music is another way to help improve kids' language / Cory Turner ; Low-income students need better school funding, not a better vocabulary / US Department of Education -- Is poverty more related to behavior than economics? Overview: The role of behavior in economics / Eshe Nelson ; Welfare recipients need to spend money on food, not drugs / Alan Greenblatt ; Welfare alone cannot lift recipients out of poverty / James A. Dorn ; Poverty has debilitating physical and mental effects / Cynthia Boyd ; Drug-testing welfare recipients is demeaning and a waste of money / Samuel Brookfield ; Covernment aid programs keep the poor in poverty / Charles Johnson -- Will overcoming learned helplessness end the culture of poverty? Overview: The cycle of poverty can lead to learned helplessness / Kendra Cherry ; Having the right mindset can lift an American out of poverty / Pam Fessler ; Poverty affects classroom engagement / Eric Jensen ; The science of learned helplessness / Scott Santens ; Poverty is a product of underserved neighborhoods / Anok ; The myth of the government-provided safety net / Chris Valasco-- Organizations to contact.