(Portland, OR)  --  Governor Tina Kotek is urging Portland teachers not to carry through with their threats to strike starting tomorrow.  Kotek spoke during a press conference yesterday, saying that going on strike would not be "in the best interest of students."  She urged the school district and the teachers union to stay at the negotiating table to hammer out a deal.  Teachers are set to go on strike starting tomorrow if the union and the district fail to come to an agreement on a new contract by then.