When it spends money on education, a government is trying to find a way to meet a social need. encourage immediate economic growth. meet a social need and improve the economy. find a way to spend budget surpluses.

The correct answer should be meet a social need and improve the economy. It will meet a social need because people usually feel the need to educate themselves even if they don't have to. They will also improve the economy because in the long run people will be able to work more and produce more because they have greater knowledge due to their education so they will be better for the economy.