LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Board of Education has adopted new math standards for state public schools after they won the endorsement of the state’s colleges and universities.

The Board voted 7-1 Friday to adopt new math standards. Board member Pat McPherson, of Omaha, was the lone vote against the new standards, saying they were essentially a revision of the old standards.

State officials contend the standards are more “focused and coherent” than the 2009 standards they replace.

The new math standards drew letters of support from four higher-education groups: the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Nebraska, the Nebraska Community College Association, the Nebraska State College System and the University of Nebraska.