Rockland/Westchester Journal News The new federal stimulus package will provide about $4 billion in aid for K-12 public schools in New York, and it will be up to the state to determine how the money will be spent, Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday. "It’s up to Albany to figure it out," Schumer said during a Zoom media call. He expected the state to use its general formula for providing education aid. The package also includes $313 million that Gov. Andrew Cuomo can use at his discretion to support K-12 or higher education costs related to COVID-19. Cuomo did not indicate Monday how the state might use federal stimulus money. But he has faced criticism for the way the state used $1.1 billion in school aid that was included in the federal CARES Act passed in March.