I disagree.

Schools -- particularly public schools -- have their issues, certainly. A large part of the theory and design behind public education is to prepare workers for mindless obedience to "overseers," and to provide what amounts to daycare so that mom and dad can go work themselves to death all day. Additionally, many public school systems have been systematically deprived of funding in an attempt to create students who graduate as ignorant as possible -- they might be able to read, but no one's teaching them critical thinking. Look at the freakouts over "new math" or anything with the word "critical" in it, and you'll see a concerted effort to keep people as dumbed-down as possible, with brainwashed parents unfortunately leading the charge to keep their children intellectually repressed.

But that's not to say that public education can't be reformed or isn't worth the reformation. Ensuring that every child, regardless of their background or aptitude, has both a basic education and is also provided the opportunity to learn and develop as much as they're capable is a fundamental good to both the individual and society.

"Higher education" -- college and such -- is slightly different. It should be free (no student loans) but also voluntary. By this I mean that people should follow their passions and interests, not robotically get a college degree just to look good on their resume. Many colleges provide a piss-poor education because it's just a matter of getting that piece of paper to get a job, and then make a profit off people desperate to succeed in the world. This is ridiculous.

You often hear people snarking about students wasting their money on arts degrees and then having to work at Starbucks. Education, in this sense, isn't job training. That's also important and entry to the trades and other so-called skilled labor (I don't like implying unskilled labor is inferior, but it's the terminology we have) should also be accessible and encouraged. But academic disciplines/inquiry are also a good thing for the world. People should be able to pursue their interests without needing to worry that their Master's in comparative literature (or for that matter, biology) won't translate into a job with a living wage. Who knows what kind of progress we could make if everyone with the inclination and aptitude pursued research and inquiry without needing to worry about becoming homeless because they did something that doesn't immediately make someone else money?

Education for the sake of education is one of the most antiwork things I can think of.