Fund schools

In her Dec. letter, To teach, teachers need supplies, state Senator Anitere Flores bemoans the fact that teachers in Miami-Dade County have to pay for school supplies out of their own pockets. Flores encourages everyone to donate to a nonprofit organization that helps reimburse teachers.

However, the Herald has reported that the state budget has a large surplus, but Rick Scott wants to use it for a billion-dollar tax cut for corporations. We should use our tax dollars to directly support the education of our children, instead of relying on philanthropy.

This story was originally published December 7, 2015 at 9:05 PM with the headline "Fund schools."