This document contains the 16 issues of the newsletter "The Link" published during 1995-98. The Link disseminates resources, recent educational research findings, and other information of interest to practitioners in the four states served by Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL): Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Feature articles cover such topics as inclusion practices, legislation, and resources; instructional strategies for attention deficit disorders; school-community connections; implementation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) in rural Kentucky districts; preventing antisocial behavior in disabled and at-risk students; encouraging girls in science, mathematics, and technology; curriculum integration; respectful learning environments; parent involvement; rural schools in the global economy; new roles for educational service agencies in rural education reform; school programs to promote safety and civility; nurturing student writers; the Internet in the classroom; student participation in school improvement; and interdisciplinary teamed instruction. Supplements include issues of "Dialogue: News from AEL's Colleges & Schools Program,""School Governance & Administration Exchange: An AEL Forum for Local School Administrators,""Focus on Instruction," and "R & D Watch," as well as catalogs of available resources. (SV)