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Get the piece of paper. If you take the job and then you are let go you are still where you were education wise. Even though you will have experience you won't be considered for jobs that require a Master's.
I know a lot of teachers (wife is a first grade teacher and a ton of my relatives are) and they all say the same thing- their raises aren't merit based, they are based on years of experience and education level. When my wife got her Masters+30 she got an immediate 20% pay raise. She's a great teacher, but she would have gotten it even if she wasn't that good.
If this were the private sector/business world, I'd say take the job. Experience is more important than anything past a bachelor's degree in a lot of situations.
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