New York voters agreed on Tuesday to let the state borrow $2 billion so school districts can upgrade their technology, improve school security and build classrooms for prekindergarten students. While its champion, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, pitched it as a tool to narrow the digital divide between poor and wealthy school districts, New York City has other plans for its share of the funds.

Based on the state aid formula, the city will get about $783 million. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Department of Education plans to use $310 million to add pre-k classrooms, and spend the rest to build 4,900 seats to reduce class sizes.

“The passage of the Smart Bond Schools Act is a victory for our schools and our students," said Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina. "It’s an important step in ensuring that every student has access to the tools and facilities they need to thrive, and it’s the right kind of investment for our schools.”

Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters said on Wednesday she supported the bond act it because the city plans to leverage the state dollars to fund its five-year capital plan which projects building 38,000 seats.

"This is really critical money for our overcrowded schools," she said.

"A lot of the mayor's initiatives and the chancellor's initiatives, whether it's expanding pre-k or doing more special ed inclusion, even community schools,  are dependent on school space and there is no space in most schools," she said.

Another driving force behind the bond act was to get school districts ready to take state tests on computers in the near future, a plan that has been delayed but is still moving forward, according to state education officials.