Doris A. Santoro critically analyses the report “Is Public Schooling a Public good: An analysis of schooling Externalities” compiled by Cory DeAngelis for Cato institute. Doris argues that the recent report begins with Horace Mann’s claims that public schools are the “bedrock of a democratic society”, hence public schools should be available to all member of community. However Doris notices that the inadequately blend the “civic” and “economic” definitions of a public good. Doris further argues that despite the report begins with Mann’s vision of the role of public schools as “building a better society”, it then falsely shifts the analysis to the “economic value” of public schools as a market commodity. The report relies on a false equivalence of the civic and economic definitions of a public good, and advance a proposal for removal of government funding from public schools and introducing private schooling system based on education savings account (voucher) system. Apart from this, Doris argues that the Cato report’s limited review of existing literature continuously misleads the meaning, scope and implications, which leads to a portrayal of public schools as “agents of harm”. Doris further argues that the report’s imbalance; flawed logic and limited research base render the report of no use to policymakers. The main focus of Doris A Santoro’s article revolves around the critical analysis of the Cato Report and its findings. Doris argues that the findings of this report rest on an inadequate and cherry-picked research base. As public schooling does not meet the “economic criteria” for a public good, Doris argues that Cory DeAngelis smartly based his investigation on whether public schooling is “good for the public” through an examination of its effects, in terms of externalities. Despite of the fact that Public schools fail on this strictest economic definition, no social enterprise will entirely satisfy the non-rivalrous and non-excludable conditions of a “pure” public good provided by public schooling. Doris A Santoro presents his stance by concretely backing it up with appropriate evidence. He makes use of direct quotes and numerical figures. For example, he quotes Historian David Tyack views on Public schooling. In computing statistical data Doris rejects the view that voucher system would work realistically as voucher amount ($7024) is way below private school tuition fee ($11,633). According to me it is an irrefutable reality that education can widely contribute to the creation of a better society. Instead of abandoning public schooling altogether, both government and private sector should invest in public schooling because of the “public good” it brings. Even, Horace Mann’s vision of the “public good” was based on humanistic and democratic values that go beyond the narrow range employed by economic measurements. Public schooling contributes effectively and efficiently to the process of democracy.