Virtual learning in New Jersey this time around? Both easier and more difficult for staff and students

More than 700 New Jersey public schools shifted to remote learning after a spike in omicron cases left many without enough staff to open after the holiday break. They are expected to reopen Tuesday.

Lauren Nuss, a math teacher at Morgan Village Middle School, working remote in her home in Sicklerville, NJ., on January 14, 2022.Read moreTHOMAS HENGGE / Staff Photographer

by Melanie Burney

Updated Jan. 15, 2022, 5:32 p.m. ET

Published Jan. 14, 2022, 5:55 p.m. ET