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<p>In this photo taken on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, students rush to class at Alhambra elementary school, made from mud, in Khalis 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Millions of dollars in international aid to build and repair Iraq's dilapidated schools have for years gone unspent. Now, Iraq's government risks losing the funding as the World Bank weighs whether some of it would be better used in some of the poorest nations around the globe. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)</p>

<p>In this photo taken on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, students rush to class at Alhambra elementary school, made from mud, in Khalis 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Millions of dollars in international aid to build and repair Iraq's dilapidated schools have for years gone unspent. Now, Iraq's government risks losing the funding as the World Bank weighs whether some of it would be better used in some of the poorest nations around the globe. (AP Photo/Khalid …

May 29, 2012

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Millions in aid for Iraq sits unspent
May 29, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Millions in aid for Iraq sits unspent

BAQOUBA, Iraq - Outside the crumbling elementary school, goats feed on trash strewn across the front yard. Inside, the ceiling is rotting, toilets don't work and students scrunch hip-to-hip behind narrow desks.