Education is the great equalizer. And as we as a people talk about our ability to succeed, access to education is a fundamental component. Unfortauntely, with the skyrocketing cost, many are forgoing school, not by choice but rather by necessity. But what is the true cost of not educating our people?

Liza Featherstone writes about this in her article, Out of Reach, in the June 29, 2009 edition of The Nation. However, she joins me on Air America Washington's Live in Washington with Jack Rice.

Listen to Jack's Interview with Liza Featherstone - Part 2.