Democrat Congressional Candidate Who Attended a $14,000 a year Private School Claims 'There's No Substitute for Public Education'

Jon Ossoff, a Democratic congressional candidate in Georgia's sixth district, said Sunday there is "no substitute" for public education despite never attending an American public school.



The NTK Network captured a video of Ossoff talking to canvassers and phone bankers outside one of his campaign offices.



"Schools and education is a very interesting issue in this area," Ossoff said. "What I've been saying is public schools always come first. There's no substitute for public schools."



Ossoff never attended public school in the United States, however, and his only public education experience was receiving his master's degree in London, the NTK Network reported.



Ossoff attended the Paideia School, a private high school in Atlanta, GA, The tuition for Paideia School during the 2004-2005 school year was $14,355 for grades 9-11 and $14,505 for grade 12.



From there, Ossoff went on to attended Georgetown University which CNN ranked in 2009 as the second most expensive college in America, costing an estimated $52,161 a year. Ossoff was a senior at Georgetown in 2009.



Then he went on to London, England where Ossoff received his first taste of public education at 23 years of age. Per his website, Ossoff never attended an American public school.