A21 NEW YORK\/REGION B1-8 Spitzer Stands Alone On Vision for School Aid Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has promised that if elected governor of New York , he would provide up to $ 8.5 billion more a year for needy school districts statewide , setting him apart not only from his Republican opponent , John Faso , but also from Governor Pataki , who fought a lawsuit seeking more money for New York City schools .