. . . . "e welfare proponent programs increased in the 1980s and 1990s and the OEO was dismantled, yet some programs such as Head Start and Job Corps still exist. 96 Research since the 1960s supports an assertion from advocates of The Great Society: Children living in poverty require additional assistance to succeed in school. 93 Mark Carnes and Jason Garraty, The American Nation, 13 ed. (New York: Longman" .