ADVERTISEMENT The Area's Top Political Talk Show for the 11th Year Volpe Report SUNDAY MORNINGS 10:30 AM FOX 56 SCHOOL FUNDING THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Disagreements in the Legislature over school spending, a key wedge among others, account for the sharp division in the General Assembly. The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and the Republican-controlled Senate do not see eye-to-eye on a path forward to comply with a Commonwealth Court ruling that the current formula for school funding is unconstitutional. On The Volpe Report this Sunday at 10:30 a.m., on FOX 56, seasoned Journalists, Marc Levy, Bureau Chief for the Associated Press in Harrisburg and Jonathan Salant, Managing Editor for Politics for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette join show host Chuck Volpe in the second of a two-part Show on state issues. The trio will be discussing the options open for complying with the Commonwealth Court order in the funding matter, which found in essence that the State was underfunding schools by as much as $4.6 Billion. "As a result of these disparities, students are being deprived equal protection of the law": In a recent report by a Committee to study the problem the actual deficit was projected in the 7-8 Billion dollar range, a number that cannot be reached. However, as the trio discusses, the Commonwealth Court allowed for other ways to end the disparity, besides just throwing money into a bottomless pit. Marc Levy ADVERTISEMENT The Area's Top Political Talk Show for the 11th Year Volpe Report SUNDAY MORNINGS 10:30 AM FOX 56 SCHOOL FUNDING THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Disagreements in the Legislature over school spending , a key wedge among others , account for the sharp division in the General Assembly . The Democrat - controlled House of Representatives and the Republican - controlled Senate do not see eye - to - eye on a path forward to comply with a Commonwealth Court ruling that the current formula for school funding is unconstitutional . On The Volpe Report this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. , on FOX 56 , seasoned Journalists , Marc Levy , Bureau Chief for the Associated Press in Harrisburg and Jonathan Salant , Managing Editor for Politics for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette join show host Chuck Volpe in the second of a two - part Show on state issues . The trio will be discussing the options open for complying with the Commonwealth Court order in the funding matter , which found in essence that the State was underfunding schools by as much as $ 4.6 Billion . " As a result of these disparities , students are being deprived equal protection of the law " : In a recent report by a Committee to study the problem the actual deficit was projected in the 7-8 Billion dollar range , a number that cannot be reached . However , as the trio discusses , the Commonwealth Court allowed for other ways to end the disparity , besides just throwing money into a bottomless pit . Marc Levy