Education is not big business, it’s big government. For some reason it’s the one soft spot that even Freepers have for government. I can think of nothing more detrimental to our country than to have the government teach our children. It is a self propagating system that breeds more and more government and stupidity. Government education = religion.
There are some benefits — I went to a small public college and have benefited A LOT. The Professors were fair and unbiased... although they were jerks, sometimes (but for other reasons than political ideology). That was many years ago, though.
I learned a trade, developed skills, that have been a huge plus for me and my family.
I have absolutely no regrets.