As the Coronavirus spreads across America, one side effect will be a great experiment in the benefits and drawbacks of telecommuting (working from home).  Businesses will learn if increasing the use of remote employees can save costs without sacrificing productivity in the long run, and it could result in many long term changes in office worker job descriptions. 

It could even change our public education system - could designating some percent of school days as "work from home" or "online" days reduce the costs of running a school district without a measurable impact on educational outcomes?