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New directions for high school career and technical education for the first decade of the 21st century are identified and described. The work is based on a review and synthesis of contemporary creative thought, opinion, policy-influencing documents, research, and reflective thinking from a plethora of stakeholder[s] involved generally with high school education and more specifically with career and technical education. Four forces are underpinning reform of high school vocational education in the US [United States]: the new economy, public expectation for schools, new research on student learning and motivation, and high school reform. Six components are integral to reform: high school majors, contextual teaching and learning, work-based learning, authentic assessment, career academies, and tech prep.