Lee V. Gaines, a woman with wavy brown hair in a black top and jeans, stands against a dark gray background, smiling gently.

Lee V. Gaines

Lee V. Gaines is a veteran education reporter whose coverage focuses on the ways in which AI is shaping education in America’s K-12 schools and higher education institutions. Lee currently produces features and investigations for NPR’s broadcast programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and was previously an investigative education reporter at WFYI in Indianapolis. From 2018-2021, she was an education reporter at Illinois Public Media in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. She’s also reported for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader and Chicago Magazine.