Schools in Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Kansas, Virginia and Texas have spent particularly large amounts of money this year on marketing to teachers in financially strained regions, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.

Sacramento officials have said they are worried many qualified teachers could be convinced to leave the state.

"We have raiding parties from other states coming into the state of California to lure away many of our outstanding young energetic teachers," state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said.

Persuasion from other states comes as the budget proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seeks to eliminate $4.8 billion in school funds, the Times said.

Up to 24,000 California teachers and other school workers have received "pink slips," cautioning them they could lose their jobs, the Times reported.