Are they trained as both teachers and whatever training is necessary on the religious side of things (Bible study, etc)? Are there separate Catholic colleges or universities that cater specifically to training people to go into this path? How is training for teaching at a Catholic school for K-12 grades different than regular public or secular private schools?
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In the US in general catholic K-12 education is held to the same academic standards as any other private school.
While in the past teachers were commonly priests and nuns, that is less common now. Teachers in subjects besides religious subjects are trained in their subjects. A priest or nun may teach the religious subjects.
There are divinity and catholic philosophy programs at the university level for those training to be priests, but that training is not necessary to become a teacher of secular subjects at most catholic schools.
You’ll notice several weasel words in the above statements. Depending on the directorship of the school in question, things can vary.
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